Thomas Henry Perkey

Notes:

In the 1966 obituary of Lorena Wright, his sister, he is referenced as "Thomas PURKEY, Port Orford."

A photo of his military grave marker is on FindAGrave. It is embossed with a cross, and reads Thomas Henry Purkey, Oregon, Sgt Infantry, July 13, 1934 - Jan 4, 1969.

Thomas married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1966 obituary of Lorena Wright, his daughter, he is referenced as "her father, Elmer R. PURKEY of Coquille."

(Research):

Census Listings:

1920 Census
Washington, King County, Seattle City, Pr 244
Enumerated 2 and 3 January 1920
SD 1 ED 308 Sheet 1B
24-24
Purkey, Elmer Hd M W 26 M Kentucky US Va Holderon Shipyards
Purkey, Bessie Wf F W 21 M Tx Tx Tx
Purkey, Juanita Dtr F W 5 S Ok Ky Tx Tx
Purkey, Leonard Son M W 3 6/12 S Ok Ky Tx Tx
Purkey, Glenn Son M W 1 9/12 S Wash Ky Tx Tx

1930 Census
Not located

1940 Census
Oregon, Lane County, Cottage Grove City, Pr. 4
Enumerated April 6, 1940
SD 4 ED 20-19 Sheet 3B
S. 10th Street
239
71 R 18
Perkey, Elmer R Head M W 46 M No 4 Ky R Lane Oregon Timber feller Log Camp
Perkey, Bessie Alice Wf F W 41 M No 5 Tx R Lane Oregon
Perkey, Lourena Dtr F W 16 S No 8 Oregon R Lane Oregon
Perkey, Bessie Ellen Dtr F W 8 S Yes 2 Oregon R Lane Oregon
Perkey, Thomas Henry Son F (sic) W 5 S Yes 1 R Lane Oregon
Perkey, Minnie Ida Dtr F W 3 S Oregon
Perkey, Nancy Lee Dtr F W 3 S Oregon
Perkey, Leonard B Son M W 23 M No 8 Okla R Lane Oregon Feller Log Camps
Perkey, Thelma E Son's wife F W 18 M No 7 Oregon Eugene Land Oregon
Perkey, Leonard E Son's son M W 2 S Oregon
Perkey, Robert A Son's son M W 1 S Oregon
Sinnott, George O Boarder m W 23 S No 7 Oregon R Land Bucker Log Camp
Ellingsen, Sigmund Boarder m W 46 S No 8 Minnesota R Land Riggingmand Log Camp
Slyter, Seth I Lodger m W 36 No 8 Indiana R Coos Oregon

Elmer married Bessie Alice McLemore before 1914. Bessie (daughter of Thomas Henry McLemore and Minnie Ida Hudspeth) was born in Dec 1898 in Texas; died on 26 Jul 1950 in Lane County, Oregon; was buried in West Lawn Memorial Park, Eugene, Lane County, Oregon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Lloyd and Bessie were also the parents of Nancy Perky Purcell, and Mary Purkey Hubbard, both born sometime after 1930.

Notes:

The 1880 Census shows that Robert Purkey was the son of George and Elizabeth Purkey of Virginia, who were living in Johns Creek, Johnson County, Kentucky at the time. Numerous internet trees show Elizabeth's maiden name as Williams, but no sources are given. They also show George as a son of Pleasant Purkey and Sarah Halsey, who married in Ashe County, NC (14 January 1841 in Ashe County, NC, with Terrell Cox as Bondsman (records at State Archives Raleigh, NC). They were living in Grayson County, VA at the time of the 1850 Census. See the bottom of the research notes for this census transcription.

The following FTM website has more about the Purkey family. It appears that the Purkey's in American descend from Johannes Arnold BIRKENBEIL of Germany, who settled in Baltimore, MD before the revolutionary war, and whose descendants moved westward.

http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/p/u/r/Charles-Robert-Purkey/GENE7-0001.html

The name "Birkenbeil" is not a combination of "Birke" (German = birch) and "Beil" (German = hatchet), but it may come from the placename "Birkenbeul". E. g., there is "Birkenbeul" in the County of Altenkirchen in the Westerwald area in Germany. "Birkenbeul" = former "Birkenbuegel" or "Birkenbuehl"; "Buehl" is a word for a small "hill". Some of my anchestors come from Birkenbeul; and as a similar aliteration I found, that the name "Hackebeil" comes from original "Hackebeuel" or "Hackebuegel", also in the Westerwald local dialect. (Post by Eckart Schwab on June 25, 2000 to Genealogy.com, Surnames: Berkebile Family Genealogy Forum. )

A direct male descendant of Lloyd Elmer Purkey had a 36 marker yDNA study done at FamilyTreeDNA. He is registered on ySearch with the user ID 5S8DF. His allele values appear to be similiar to another PURKEY who was a participant in the BIRKENBINE yDNA study:

http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Birkinbine/default.aspx?section=yresults








(Research):
Census Listings:

1880 Federal Census
Kentucky, Johnson County, Johns Creek
FHL Film 1254425 NA Film #T9-0425 Page #198D
George Purkey Self M M W 33 Va Farmer Va Va
Elizabeth Purkey*** W m F W 34 Va Keeping House Va Va
Sarah L. Purkey S F W 3 Ky Va Va
Robert H Purkey Son S M W 12 Ky Va Va
Catharine Purkey Dau S F W 9 Ky Va Va
Abraham Purkey Son S M W 6 Ky Va Va
John W Purkey Son S M W 34 Ky Va Va
George W Purkey Son S M W 1 Ky Va Va

***Several unsourced internet trees show her maiden name as Elizabeth WILLIAMS, not verified

1900 Federal Census
Kentucky, Johnson County, Magisterial Dist No. 2
SD 10 ED 39 Sheet 23A Stamped 169
276-276
Perkey, Robert Hd W M Nov 1867 32 m10 Ky Ky Ky
Perkey, Nancy J Wf W F Apr 1866 34 M 10 5/ Ky Ky Ky
Perkey, Dessie Dtr W F Feb 1892 8 S Ky Ky Ky
Perkey, Elmer Son W M March 1894 6 S Ky Ky Ky
Perkey, Loyd Son W M July 1898 1 S Ky Ky Ky
277-277
Perkey, George C Head W M Apr 1847 53 N35 Va Va Va
Perkey, Elizabeth Wf W F May 1846 54 M 35 12/10 Tn Tn Tn
Perkey, Vicie Dtr W F A 1880 19 S Va Tn Tn
Perkey, Mary Dtr W F Mar 1882 18 S Va Tn Tn
Perkey, Cinda Dtr W F Feb 1885 15 S Ky Va Tn
Perkey, Andrew Son W M May 1887 13 S Ky Va Tn


1910 Federal Census
Oklahoma, Beckham County, Elk Twp
Enumerated 7 May 1910
SD 6 ED 6 Sheet 8B
153-158
Purkey, Robert Hd M W 42 m1 20 Ky Va Tn Farmer
Purkey, Nancy J Wf F W 42 M1 20 7/5 Va NC Va
Purkey, Elmer Son MW 16 S Ky Ky Va Laborer
Purkey, Lloyd Son m W 11 S Ky Ky Va
Purkey, Carse Son M W 9 S Ky Ky Va
Purkey, Raymond Son M W 1 2/12 S Ok Ky Va


1920 Federal Census
Oregon, Lane County, Precinct #10, Eugene
Enumerated 10 January 1920
SD 1 ED 241 Ward 4 Sheet 9A
Purkey, Robert H Hd M W 52 M Ky Va Ky Manager Retail Shoe Store
Purkey, Nancy J Wf F W 53 M Va NC Va
Purkey, Lloyd Son M W 21 S Ky Ky Va Repairman Retail Shoe Store
Purkey, Carse Son M W 18 S Ky Ky Va Salesman Retail Shoe Store
Purkey, Raymond Son m W 10 S Ok Ky Va
Baldridge, John Uncle M W 69 Wd Ky Tn Va


1930 Census
NOT LOCATED


This is the 1850 Census for Pleasant Perky and family. He is said to be the father of George Purkey and grandfather of Robert H. Purkey.

1850 Federal Census
Virginia, Grayson County
(District 19, 98)
Enumerated 19 September 185
670-670
Pleasant Perky 37 M Farmer $500 Tenn
Sarah Perky 42 F Va
Eli Davis 23 M Laborer Va
Nancy Davis 21 F Va
Ruth Davis 19 F Va
Lucinda Davis 17 F Va
John Davis 15 M Laborer Va
Catharine Perky 9 F Va
Sarah J. Perky 6 F Va
George Perky 4 M Va
William Perky 1 M Va
671-671
Ahart? and Elizabeth HALSEY

Robert married Nancy Jane Phelps about 1890 in Kentucky. Nancy was born in Apr 1866 in Kentucky; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Penny Thorpe shows her maiden name as PHELPS.

Notes:

Lee Osborne writes that he has a "copy of a letter of my Great Grandfather Thomas Henry McLemore. He stated he did not know much about the family. He thought his great grandfather was from Highlands of Scotland. His grandfather was Young Lee McLemore and his Father was John Wesley McLemore."

Penny Thorne notes that:

BIOGRAPHY: Served in the Oklahoma State Legislature in 1915 and 1916. Wasa member of the Farmers Union and the Cotton and Broomcorn Growers Associations. Taken from The Carter Express Newspaper, August 12,1910: T.H.McLemore will make his opening campaign speech for the office of County Clerk of Beckham County on the street in Elk City Saturday, August 18, at 3 p.m.

BIRTH: Was born in Texas in 1874, moved to Oklahoma in 1901.

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Census Listings:

1900 Census
Texas, Somervell, JP 1, SD 4, ED 138 Sheet 5B
Enumerated 26 Jun 1900
McLemore, Tom H Hd W M Oct 1874 25 m3 Tx Tn Ga
McLemore, Minnie Wf W F Jan 1880 20 M3 2/2 Tx Mo Tx
McLemore, Delta Dtr W F Jun 1892 Tx Tx Tx [Born during prior marriage to ???]
McLemore, Bessie DtrW F Dec 1898 Tx Tx Tx

1910 Census
Oklahoma, Beckham County, Elk Twp
Enumerated 18 May 1910
SD 5 WS 6 Sheeet 13A
McLemore, Thomas H Hd M W 36 m1/13 Tx NC US Farmer Truck Farmer
McLemore, Minnie I Wf F W 30 m1/13 6/6 Tx Mo Tx
McLemore, Elmer G Son M W 12 S Tx Tx Tx Laborere <--- Why not listed with the family at the 1900 census?
McLemore, Bessie A Dtr F W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
McLemore, Rudolph Son M W 8 S Ok Tx Tx
McLemore, Eunice Dtr F W 5 S Ok Tx Tx
McLemore, Wilber Son M W 8 S Ok Tx Tx

1920 Census
Oklahoma, Beckham County, Twp 11 and 12 N R 21 W
Enumerated 7 and 8 January 1920
SD 7 Ed 6 Sheet 2B
46-46
McLemore, Thomas H Hd M W 45 M Tx NC Ga Farmer
McLemore, Minnie I Wf F W 39 M Tx Mo Tx
McLemore, Rudolph Son M W 17 S Ok Tx Tx
McLemore, Eunice A Dtr F W 15 S Ok Tx Tx
McLemore, Allen D Son m W 8 S Ok Tx Tx
McLemore, Minnie O Dtr F W 4 5/12 S Ok Tx Tx

1930 Census
Oklahoma, Beckham County, Elk Twp
Enumerated 30 Apr 1930
ED 5-12 SD 8 Sheet 16B
342-342
McLemore, Thom. H Head O W W 55 M 22 Tx Tenn Ga Farmer
McLemore, Minnie Wf F W 50 M18 Tx Mo Tx
McLemore, Olga Dtr F W 14 S Ok Tx Tx Farming
McLemore, Aplin E Brother M W 51 S Tx Tenn Ga Laborer Gen Farm

Thomas married Minnie Ida Hudspeth on 23 Dec 1896 in Erath County, Texas. Minnie was born on 24 Jan 1880 in Hood County, Texas; died in Feb 1969 in Elk City, Beckham County, Oklahoma; was buried in Fairlawn Cemetery, Beckham County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Frances J. "Fannie" Stephens before 1867 in Miller County, Arkansas. Frances was born about 1848 in Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Penny Thorpe also shows them as the parents of Susan and Mary Ella McLemore.